Secondary fermentation??

[AlthausHomeBrew]

Ive seen alot of different opinions on this and want to get everyones opinion on if you use or not use a secondary fermentation with your small 5 gallon home brews.
Please add why or why you dont use it and what you do if you do not use the secondary.

 

[day_trippr]

So, you don't think this topic has been done to death already?

- Almost never.
- Because it's almost always unnecessary.
- Dry-hop in primary, cold-crash under CO2 top pressure, pressure rack to keg.

Et voila! Beer!

Cheers!

 

[kh54s10]

There are endless threads on this......

Unless you are adding something (very few things) that cannot be added to the primary, there is just no need. It also saves a step where contaminates or oxygen can affect the beer.

A few still hold onto the concept that sitting on the yeast is bad or that the beer will be more clear. If so the difference is minimal at best.

 

[PlaugeOnWheels]

Secondary Fermenter? You might as well just rack it into your toilet and keep it there for a few weeks instead. It would have the same effect on the beer....

 

[JLeuck64]

I stopped racking to secondary and I list the reasons why in this thread:

Death to secondary fermentation!

I don't rack anything to secondary these days, not even high gravity beers, just let them clear in the primary and when the gravity stops dropping I bottle em

 

[PADave]

-Never have done secondary.
-Not necessary.
-3 weeks primary then bottle.